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as mentioned in Friday was the first practice for the team under Julien, and the first practice since Michel Therrien was fired on Tuesday. Hard team doesn’t mean you’re running everybody through the boards, it doesn’t mean you’re feisty. The first game with Julien as coach is Saturday at 2 p.m. as the Canadiens host the Winnipeg Jets. I want teams to play a certain way that is going to make it hard for others to have success,” said Julien. The question is simple: can Julien take the team that Therrien coached to the top of the Atlantic division to the Stanley Cup?

according to BROSSARD, Quebec — Claude Julien accentuated the positive in running the first practice of his second stint as coach of the Montreal Canadiens on Friday. READ: Claude Julien impactMontreal is 1-5-1 in its past seven games, but Julien was not dwelling on that. Center Tomas Plekanec moved up to the second line with right wing Brendan Gallagher and left wing Paul Byron. On Saturday, Alex Galchenyuk will center the top line, replacing Phillip Danault between Pacioretty and right wing Alexander Radulov. Danault practiced on the third line with right wing Andrew Shaw and left wing Arturri Lehkonen.